Author Archives: criticalarctic

Thinking with Water: Exploring the Edges – CAS Symposium in Rovaniemi 

One of the highlights of the fall, the Critical Arctic Studies -symposium was held in Rovaniemi early in October, 2024. The theme of the symposium was Thinking with Water: Exploring the edges. The symposium was organised by Monica Tennberg, Hannah Strauss-Mazzullo, Heidi Konttinen and Sohvi Kangasluoma, from the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland and FrankContinueContinue reading “Thinking with Water: Exploring the Edges – CAS Symposium in Rovaniemi “

Join the REPAIR course

Since 2022, we have an EU-funded, online module for Master’s and PhD students, hosted at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. It runs from November until early June and is taught in collaboration with the University of Lapland. The title of the Module is REPAIR, which stands forContinueContinue reading “Join the REPAIR course”

I’m Speculating♪ (would have said Dua Lipa if she came to the Critical Legal Conference 2024)

Text & photo: Tom RoyerSeptember truly feels like a dynamic month for the CAS Network, packed with conferences! I had the pleasure of heading to Lund, Sweden, where I joined fellow researchers from Akureyri, Tromsø, Nottingham, Stavanger, and beyond. We gathered in this charming, cobblestone town to delve into discussions about the poles as partContinueContinue reading “I’m Speculating♪ (would have said Dua Lipa if she came to the Critical Legal Conference 2024)”

CAS Network goes to EISA-PEC in Lille!

Text: Özlem Terzi, Monica Tennberg and Marjo LindrothPhoto: Özlem Terzi This summer CAS has contributed a section on ‘Spaces of Sustainabilities, Struggles of Transitions in the (European) Arctic and Beyond’ to the Pan-European Conference of the European International Studies Association (EISA-PEC). EISA is the Europe-wide organization for the study of International Relations (IR) and hasContinueContinue reading “CAS Network goes to EISA-PEC in Lille!”

Critical Arctic Studies Symposium, 1 – 3 October 2024

The theme of the symposium: Thinking with water: Exploring the edges The date and location: 1-3 October 2024 at University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, FinlandThe event will be held in hybrid mode Call for Papers Second call for papers [pdf] Important dates Deadline for abstract submission 15.6.2024 Information about accepted abstracts 28.6.2024 Program ready 30.8.2024 For enquiries,ContinueContinue reading “Critical Arctic Studies Symposium, 1 – 3 October 2024”

Call for papers – NOS-HS exploratory workshop: Resilience and Militarisation

University of Lapland, 12 – 13 November 2024 The network Politics and Power of Resilience (POWERS 2023-2024) aims at developing interdisciplinary and critical discussions around resilience and its power effects in the Nordic context. The project is funded by The Joint Committee for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS) and itsContinueContinue reading “Call for papers – NOS-HS exploratory workshop: Resilience and Militarisation”

2024 Arctic Circle Assembly

The Arctic Circle Assembly will be held in the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavík, Iceland, on October 17 – 19, 2024. More information:  https://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2024-arctic-circle-assembly The UArctic CAS thematic network plans to submit a proposal for a panel to the assembly. This is an open call for abstracts – deadline of 23 April. TheContinueContinue reading “2024 Arctic Circle Assembly”

The Second CAS roundtable and research clinic: “Critical Arctic studies: a theory, a method, a perspective – or something else?”

After the great success and positive feedback from participants the second CAS roundtable and research clinic will be held online on Tuesday 27 February 2024 at 17.00-19.30 Finnish time, EET (Eastern European Time, UTC + 2): The first part of the event is a roundtable (one hour). The topic will be discussed by panelists from theContinueContinue reading “The Second CAS roundtable and research clinic: “Critical Arctic studies: a theory, a method, a perspective – or something else?””

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: EISA PEC (European International Studies Association, pan-European conference)

Our proposal to organize a section at the EISA PEC (European International Studies Association, pan-European conference) has been accepted to the conference program. The conference will be held in Lille, France at the end of August 2024. Deadline for abstract submission 13th of March 2024. The section: S18- Spaces of Sustainabilities, Struggles of Transition in theContinueContinue reading “CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: EISA PEC (European International Studies Association, pan-European conference)”